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Testing Module 6: Speed, Plyometrics, Technique and Testing Evaluation

This module covers the importance of validity and reliability in testing, evaluating test quality, test selection, test administration, and measuring parameters of athletic performance. Statistical analysis of test data is also discussed.

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Testing Module 6: Speed, Plyometrics, Technique and Testing Evaluation

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  1. Testing Module 6- Speed, Plyometrics, Technique and Testing

  2. Evaluation of Test Quality • Validity • The degree to which a test or test item measures what it is supposed to measure • The most important characteristic of testing • Reliability • A measure of the degree of consistency or repeatability of a test • Measurement error can arise from the following: • Intrasubject (within subjects) variability • Lack of interrater (between raters) reliability or agreement • Intrarater (within raters) variability • Failure of the test itself to provide consistent results

  3. Evaluation of Test Quality • Intrasubject variability: • The lack of consistent performance by the person tested • Interrater reliability • The degree to which different raters agree; also referred to as objectivity or interrater agreement. • Intrarater variability • The lack of consistent scores by a given tester

  4. Test Selection • Metabolic Energy System Specificity • Consider the energy demands (phosphagen, glycolytic, and oxidative) of the sport when choosing or designing tests • Biomechanical Movement Pattern Specificity • The more similar the test is to an important movement in the sport, the better • For a test to be valid, it must emulate the energy requirements and important movements of the sport for which ability is being tested

  5. Test Administration • Sequence of Tests • Non-fatiguing tests • Agility tests • Maximum power and strength tests • Sprint tests • Local muscular endurance tests • Fatiguing anaerobic capacity tests • Aerobic capacity tests

  6. Measuring Parameters of Athletic Performance • Maximum Muscular Strength (Low-Speed Strength) • Related to the force a muscle or muscle group can exert in one maximal effort • 1RM tests • Anaerobic or Maximum Muscular Power (High-Speed Strength) • Related to the ability of muscle tissue to exert high force while contracting at a high speed (also called maximal anaerobic muscular power or anaerobic power) • Vertical Jump • 1RM Power Clean • Standing Long Jump • Stair Sprint Test (Margaria-Kalamen Test)

  7. Measuring Parameters of Athletic Performance • Anaerobic Capacity • Maximal rate of energy production by the combined phosphagen and lactic acid energy systems for moderate-duration activities • 300 Yard Shuttle • Wingate Test • Local Muscular Endurance • Ability of certain muscles or muscle groups to per-form repeated contractions against a submaximal resistance • Partial Curl-Up • Push-Up • YMCA Bench Press Test

  8. Measuring Parameters of Athletic Performance • Aerobic Capacity • Maximum rate at which an athlete can produce energy through oxidation of energy resources (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) • Usually expressed as a volume of oxygen consumed per kilogram of body weight per minute (i.e., ml · kg–1 · min–1); also called aerobic power • 1.5 Mile Run • 12 Minute Run • Agility • Ability to stop, start, and change the direction ofthe body or body parts rapidly and in a controlled manner • T-Test • Hexagon Test • Pro Agility Test

  9. Measuring Parameters of Athletic Performance • Speed • Movement distance per unit time, typically quantified as the time taken to cover a fixed distance • 40 Yard Sprint • Flexibility • Range of motion about a body joint • Sit and Reach Test • Goniometer Tests • Body Composition • Relative proportions by weight of fat and lean tissue • Skin fold, underwater weighing • Anthropometry • The science of measurement applied to the human body • Generally includes measurements of height, weight, and selected body girths

  10. Statistical Analysis of Test Data • Types of Statistics • Descriptive Statistics • Central Tendency • mean: The average of the scores • median: The middlemost score when a set of scores is arranged in order of magnitude • mode: The score that occurs with the greatest frequency • Variability • range: The interval from the lowest to the highest score. • standard deviation: A measure of the variability of a set of scores about the mean. • Percentile Rank • The percentage of test takers scoring below an individual

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